:: STREET CHILD LABOUR::

'No Choice'

Portrait of Indian children, who work for their living-(child labour)
India's population will pass the one billion mark, although when India occupies only 2.4% of the world's land area. But reaching one billion is not a cause for celebration in a country where one half of the adults are illiterate, more than half of all children who are under eighteen are working for their living, and one third of the people live below the poverty line. Poor children in India begin working at a very young and tender age. Many children have to work to help their families and some families expect their children to continue the family business at a young age.

Indian Constitution consciously incorporated relevant provisions in the Constitution to secure compulsory universal elementary education as well as labor protection for children. Though most children begin working at a young age due to economic reasons, doing so allows them to break from some social constraints. Children are often exploited and deprived of their rights in India, and until further measures are taken, many Indian children will continue to live in poverty.